Why do you differentiate between Sunnis and Shias despite our need for unity?
And how can there be unity between Islam and the rejecters of Islam, or between
the followers of Allah and the followers of Satan? Unity, my brother, is not
accomplished at the cost of our religion and creed, but rather it should be
built on the unity of creed. As the martyr Sayed Qutb said, "And then there was
no choice but for the theoretical Islamic base, meaning creed, to manifest
itself in a dynamic community since the first moment, with its targets, bringing
people back to the Lordship of Allah alone... His Lordship, His governorship,
His rule and His laws." And remember that when the People of Israel worshipped
the bull, Moses came to them and pulled the beard of his brother Haroon, who
apologized to him and said:
O son of my mother! Seize (me) not by my beard nor by (the
hair of) my head! Truly I feared lest thou shouldst say, ‘Thou has caused a
division among the Children of Israel, and thou didst not observe my word!’"
</span>(Taha 20:94).
Haroon had decided to leave the Israelis to what they were doing (worshiping the
bull) and to wait for the opinion of Moses, because he feared causing the
division of the Sons of Israel. So Moses reprimanded him with the harshest of
reprimands because it is better for the people to be divided while monotheist
than to stay united on polytheism. And we do not forget what is confirmed in
Bukhari, that the angels described the Prophet ﷺ that he “divided
between people”.
And if the people of the Shi'a want unity then why do they
oppress Sunnis in their countries? They allow the spilling of their blood,
since the days of Qaramitah to our present days in
Iran. And know that we were not the ones who started attacking the Shi'a,
but they started it. And if their curses and insults were directed to us only,
then we would have forgiven them. But their animosity and their curses are
directed toward the family of the Prophet ﷺ , his wives (the Mothers of the
Believers), his sons of law, his companions, and whoever follows his Sunnah. The
Shi'a admit that the first person to start cursing the companions (may Allah be
pleased with them) was the Jewish Bin Saba, the founder of their sector. So it
is not up to us to forgive them and the Prophet ﷺ says:
God has chosen me and chose for me companions. And he made
them for me, so whoever insults them, upon him will be the curse of Allah, His
Messenger, and all people. Allah will not accept from him any good deed or
sacrifice."
And I remind you of what came in Sahih Muslim about the incident of Ifk that the
mother of the believers Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
"So, on that day, Allah's Apostle got up on the pulpit and
complained about 'Abdullah bin Ubai (bin Salul) before his companions, saying,
'O you Muslims! Who will relieve me from that man who has hurt me with his
evil statement about my family? By Allah, I know nothing except good
about my family and they have blamed a man about whom I know nothing except good
and he used never to enter my home except with me.' Sad bin Mu'adh the brother
of Banu 'Abd Al-Ashhal got up and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I will relieve you
from him; if he is from the tribe of Al-Aus, then I will chop his head off,
and if he is from our brothers, i.e. Al-Khazraj, then order us, and we will
fulfill your order.'
This hadith indicates the inclusion of the mothers of the believers with the
house of the Prophet and his family. It also indicates the mandate of the
killing of the ones cussing the mothers of the believers. Further, it shows that
the one who defends the ones who curse the mothers of the believers is a
hypocrite. And whoever labels with adultery the pure, the good, the mother of
the believers, the wife of the Messenger of the Lord of all Worlds, (may Peace Be Upon Him),
in this world and the latter day, as it was confirmed by him, then he is from
the type of Abdullah bin Abi Salool, the head of the hypocrites, and the
condition of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , says: Oh Muslims, who defends me
from those who hurt me in my family! And Allah says:
"Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger - Allah has cursed
them in this world and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating
punishment. And those who annoy believing men and women undeservedly, bear (on
themselves) a calumny and a glaring sin." (Al-Ahzab 33:57-58) So you want
to say: "No, we do not defend you, oh Messenger of Allah, against these!" so we
become hypocrites defending hypocrites?
Why do you call them the Rafidah (Rejecters)?
We were not the ones who called them that, but they were the ones who invented
this name for their group. The story of this name is that they came to Zayed bin
Ali bin Alhusain and said: "Denounce Abu Baker so we would follow you." He said:
"They are the companions of my grandfather. Instead, I will pledge the
allegiance to them." They said: "Then we reject you." So they called themselves
Rafidah and the ones who agreed with him and pledge the allegiance to him
Zaydiyah. (look in the introduction of Ibn Khaldoon). And their Shaikh Almjlessy
in his book "The Seas" (where he mentioned 4 of their hadeeths) also mentioned
this name.
Alklyanee stated in his book "Alrawda min Al-Kafi" (a long testament from
Mohammad bin Selman from his father) that Aba Basseer said to Abu Abdul Allah
"...may Allah make me a sacrifice for you, that we have been given a nickname
that broke our backs and killed our hearts and made our blood legal to be
spilled by governors in a Hadith that was told to them by their scholars.”
Abu Abdullah said: AlRafidah?
He said: "yes." Abu Abdullah responded: By the name of Allah, they did not call
you that, but Allah called you that..." Volume 8 (The praises of Shia and
their classes) Page 28.
But then when it was clear to them that this name is the name of an astray group
that the Messenger <im ﷺ prophesied the coming of, and ordered the killing
of its followers, some of them tried to deny that name. And we call them that
for their rejection of Islam, because it was told that Ali bin Abi Taleb said:
the Messenger ﷺ said, "Near the end of time, a group
will come from my nation that is called Rafidah, they reject Islam."
Documented in Ibn Hanbal's book. The Hadith that Alklaynee pointed out was what
Ali said that the Prophet ﷺ said:
"Should I tell you about a work that if you do, you will be
one of the people of paradise? -and you are of the people of paradise- there
will be after us people who are called Rafidah, if you reach them (their time)
then kill them for they are polytheists." then Ali said: “There will be
after us people who will show our love, lie on our behalf, the evidence of that
is that they curse Abu Baker and Omar (may Allah be pleased with them).”
The Shia declare both Shahadas, they pray, make Azan and make the pilgrimage,
so how can we label them as Kafers?
And the Murtadeen (apostates- those who spilt from Islam after the death of the
Prophet (may Peace Be Upon Him))
whom Abu Baker fought and spilled their blood were witnessing that there is no
God but Allah and Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah. They prayed, fasted, and
made the pilgrimage ... but all of that did not benefit them while they refused
to pay Zakah to the successors of the Prophet ﷺ (and Shi'a deny Zakah
and they pay the fifth of their earnings to their Imams only). And some of these
Murtadeen equaled the Messenger ﷺ and Mosaylamah Alkazab (a false Prophet)
so their blood became allowed to be spilled and they were out of the religion of
Islam, so how about those who raise their Imams to the level of God, and claim
that the Imams know all the knowledge that came out to the Angels, Prophets and
Messengers, and that the Imams know what was written and being written (the
Unseen), and that the Imams have the knowledge of when they will die and they
die by their choice only. And this goes against the Ayah:"Verily
the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone). It is He Who sends down rain,
and He Who knows what is in the wombs. Nor does anyone know what it is that he
will earn on the morrow: nor does any one know in what land he is to die. Verily
with Allah is full knowledge and He is acquainted (with all things)." {Luqman
31:34}. But these are from the same type of Shi'a whom Ali bin Abi Taleb has
burned as was confirmed in Saheeh Bukhari.
It was reported in the two Saheeh books that the Prophet (may Peace Be Upon Him)said
about the Khwarej (outsiders), "Wherever you see them kill
them. If I reach their time, I will kill them like the people of 'Aad"
that with the fact that they were some of the people worshiping the most, to the
point where some of the companions looked down on their own prayers on
comparison to the prayers of the Khwarej. And they got their knowledge from the
companions. But they were not benefited by testifiying to “no God but Allah”, or
by their bountiful acts of worship, or by their embracing Islam, due to their
labeling the companions as Kafers.
And I would like to use as a witness one of the scholars of the Shia Shi'a,
Ne'mat Allah AlJazaeri in his book "Alanwar Alniemanyah", where he wrote, "We
did not get together with them -the Sunnah- on Allah or the Prophet or the
Imams, because they say: that their Lord sent Mohammad as a Prophet and his
successors is Abu Baker, and us, the Shi'a, do not believe in this Lord Who made
the successors of his Prophet Abu Baker, that Lord is not our Lord and that
Prophet is not our Prophet"
Isn't it more imperative for us to fight Jews instead of fighting those who
testify to ‘there is no God but Allah”?
And how do we seek help from the hypocrites when Allah said about them:
"O ye who believe! Take not into your intimacy those outside
your ranks: They will not fail to corrupt you. They only desire for you to
suffer: Rank hatred has already appeared from their mouths: What their hearts
conceal is far worse. We have made plain to you the Signs, if ye have wisdom."
{Aal-Imran 3:118}
And He also said: "If they had come out with you, they would
not have added to your (strength) but only (made for) disorder, hurrying to and
fro in your midst and sowing sedition among you, and there would have been some
among you who would have listened to them. But Allah knoweth well those who do
wrong. " {9:47}.
Plus, have you forgotten that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fought the Jews even
though they witness that there is no God but Allah? Or have you forgotten that
the founder of this sector is Bin Saba'a the Jew; and that these Shi'a were
always allied to Jews, Crusaders and all the enemies of this nation throughout
history? Therefore, is saying, "no God but Allah" enough?
And I would like to go back once more to the word of Abu Baker against the
Murtadeen (whom the Shi'a are satisfied with). Mathna bin Hareth Alshaybany
chases them until they entered Mada'aen, which is a Persian province. Abu Baker
corresponded with him and asked him for clarifications regarding his chase and
entrance to Persia, so Mathna answered saying: “I fear to be stabbed in the
back, if I am safe in my rear I would fight them even if they seek refuge in
Kesra's palace.”
I end my discussion with what Mathna said in his answer to Abu Baker, may Allah
be satisfied with him, in which he mentioned fearing an attack from behind! So
do I feel that the Muslims today are safe from these back stabbers? Nations are
attacking the Muslims from every direction like hungry people coming to a plate
of food. Whatever Muthana feared we should fear a thousand folds today, in each
outpost and front, especially because today our chests are exposed to our
enemies and our backs are open to every backstabber and traitor. But even more
so, there are amongst us people who call on help from other monotheists - who
add nothing but weakness to us - and who call on us to leave our backs open to
every sinner and deviated pervert.
Yes, Salah Aldeen Alayoby fought the Shi'a before fighting the Christians, even
more so, he annihilate the Abiedy State (Fatimad) before fighting the Crusaders.
And if it were not for that, it would have been impossible for him to liberate
Jerusalem. And with help from Allah and then help from Salah Aldeen Alayoby,
there is not a single Shi'a in North Africa now, although it was under the
influence of their misguidance for many years. Due to the existence of the
Fatimad State, the Crusader state existing in Palestine, the Shi'a state in Iran
today and due to the fragmentations of Muslims, the Jewish state exists in
Palestine. Because this fragmentation and this breakup is painful for us, then
the existence of the Jews and the Shi'a as states in the heart of the Muslim
world is equally painful. Ignorant voices are raised then voices that are
oblivious to our history call for unity with the Shi'a. This is a grand disaster
that extends life to the tragedy of the Muslim world and is an obstacle in the
way of their unity and their rise as a good nation. This is a nation that should
rise to give to humanity, refuse the aid of the devils, worships one Lord and
does not worship anything with Him.
This is a testimony from history that shows that the Shi'a are a cause in the
failure of the Muslims in continuing their conquests. Even historians mentioned
that the Khalifa in Istanbul had to withdraw their conquering armies from the
gateways of Vienna (capital of Austria) due to an attack from the Shi'a of Iran.
So how much good was ruined at the hands of Imams sitting on thrones, fooling us
with the good word, “No God but Allah and Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah”
then stabbing us in the back? It is mandatory to fight the Extremist Shi'a
before fighting the Jews and the Christians because the danger of the Jews is
known because they are Jews and the same with the crusaders. But the Shi'a pray
toward our Kaba, eat from what we slaughter, pray our prayers and then they stab
us in the back after they fool the fools amongst us.
But some Shaikh said that Shia are not Kafers?
Is it a matter of opinions and trends? We have explained to you
Allah's ruling in Shia (from Quran and Sunnah) and we attached to that what
was said by the early Muslims, and the latter generations and their consensus,
that the Shi'a are Kafers. And among these we mentioned: the Messenger of Allah
ﷺ , Omar bin Al-khattab, Ali bin Abi Talib, Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam
Shafi'i, Imam Malik, Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, Bukhari, Ibn Hazm, Alandalssy,
Alghazali, Judge Eyad, Sheik Alislam Ibn Taymeh, Ibn Katheer, the scholar Ibn
Khaldoon, Ahmad bin Youness, Judge Shareek, bin Mubarak, Bin Aljawzyeh and many
more. Even more, Ibn Hanefah and Ibn Taymeyah ruled that whoever denies that the
Shi'a are Kafer is a Kafer himself. And amongst the modern ones: All of the
scholars of the Arab peninsula, Abu Ala'ala Almaudodi (Pakistan/Bangladesh),
Bahjah Al Bettar (Syria), Alhelaly (Morocco), Albany (Syria/Jordan), Mustafa
Alsebai (the founder of The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria), Albasheer Alibrahimi
(Algeria), Muhib Aldeen Alkhateeb (India), Alghazali and Mohammad Rasheed Reda
(both are from Egypt and they were some of the strongest advocate for closeness,
then they turned against Shia) and many more. But you want us to not believe
them and follow some Shaikh instead? May Allah distance us from this.
Be aware my brother or sister that whoever obeys the scholars and their rules,
in forbidding what Allah made permissible and allowing what Allah has forbidden,
then they are worshipping Lords beside Allah just like the Jews and Christians
did before. And I begin to wonder at the reply of some people when I pose to
them this point:
"Allah said this, his Messenger said this, and this is what the companions- the
masters of all generation- also said." they tell me:
"But my Shaikh told me that on his Shaikh said otherwise, and the Shaikh for me
is the most important source."
So if this is the deal, is it allowed for us to keep it a secret in order to
avoid trouble?
May Allah distance us from such ideas! How can we do that and Allah the
Lord of all said in Surat Albaqarah: {2:174-176}, “Those who
conceal Allah's revelations in the Book, and purchase for them a miserable
profit, they swallow into themselves naught but Fire; Allah will not address
them on the Day of Resurrection, nor purify them: Grievous will be their
penalty. They are the ones who buy Error in place of Guidance and Torment in
place of Forgiveness. Ah! what boldness (they show) for the Fire! (Their doom
is) because Allah sent down the Book in truth but those who seek causes of
dispute in the Book are in a schism Far (from the purpose)." And He said
in Ayah 159, "Those who conceal the clear (Signs) We have
sent down, and the Guidance, after We have made it clear for the People in the
Book, on them shall be Allah's curse, and the curse of those entitled to curse,"
and He also said in Surah Aal-Imran, "And remember Allah
took a Covenant from the People of the Book, to make it known and clear to
mankind, and not to hide it; but they threw it away behind their backs, and
purchased with it some miserable gain! And vile was the bargain they made!"
{4:187}
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If innovations start to
appear and my companions are insulted, let the scholars present their knowledge
[to people]. And whoever does not do that upon him will be the curse of Allah,
His Messenger, and all people. Allah will not accept from him any good deed or
sacrifice".
And he also said, "When the latter generations
of this Ummah curse its first generations, if someone conceals a Hadith, he has
concealed what Allah has revealed." (Ibn Majah). And warning from what
they are doing is not enough. It is a prohibition for any Muslim to take them as
allies or friends, or a curse will come on the nation like the curse that came
upon the Jews. "Curses were pronounced on those among the
Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the
son of Mary: because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses. Nor did they
forbid one another the iniquities which they committed: evil indeed were the
deeds which they did. Thou seest many of them turning in friendship to the
Unbelievers. Evil indeed are (the works) which their souls have sent forward
before them (with the result), that Allah's wrath is on them, and in torment
will they abide.” {5: 78-80}
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "If one of the people of
Israel saw his brother sinning, he would advise him so he won't be punished by
Allah (for not forbidding the evil). And then the next day, his brother's sin
would not prevent him from eating and mixing with him and even being his
partner. When Allah saw that from them, he hit their hearts with each other and
cursed them on the tongue of David and Jesus the son of Mary: because they
disobeyed and persisted in excesses."
After all of this, how can anyone want to hide and keep secret what Allah has
given us from knowledge? By Allah we will never do that.
Isn't it time to forget the past and to end this struggle that has lasted
1400 years? Is there a chance for closeness?
Well, is there an end to the struggle between good and evil, or between the
supporters of Allah and supporter of the devil? And have the Shi'a regretted
their criminal history against Islam or have they stopped their animosity toward
Islam? If their curses were directed at
us we would forgive them, but these curses are directed toward the
Messenger's family, his wives, sons of law and his companions, so how do we
forgive that? This struggle will continue, as our beloved Prophet told us, until
the coming out of the Dajal. Then the Muslims will kill him and they will kill
his followers from the Jews, the polytheists and the Shi'a.
How can closeness be possible with those who believe in changing the book of
Allah and allege that their Imams receive Godly books after the Quran, or with
those who see that the Imams are higher than the Prophethood? How can we be
close to those who say the Imams are like Prophets, explain worshiping Allah
alone (which is obeying the Messengers) in a way different from the original
context, allege that it means obedience to the Imams, define polytheism as
obeying others with the Imams, call the companions Kafers, curse the Messenger’s
wives (who are the mothers of the believers), and rules that the companions all
left Islam after the death of the Prophet except 3 or 4 or 7 depending their
different opinions? Also, they deviate from the creed of the Islam due to their
belief in the Imams, their infallibility, Tiqyah, and they believe in the come
back, the disappearance, and the beginning? I advise my brothers and sisters to
read the speech of
Shaikh Alhuthaifi (given in front of the Massjed of the Prophet) about
closeness between Sunnah and Shia.
The most important thing to know: In the past the extremists of the Tafidah were
the minority, but today they are all extremists without any exception. This was
acknowledged by one of their biggest swindlers… oh, I am sorry, I should say….
by one of their biggest scholars in the field of evaluations of men (Ayatullah
almamqany). In every biography about one of these extremists, he claimed that
what was considered extremism during the old generations has now become a
necessity for today’s sector. And it is known that the scholars of Sunnah have
called the old extremists of the Shia kafers and that is how we know about the
latter generations.
What do we tell those who seek closeness?
The issue of closeness between Shia and Sunnis is one of the issues that are
presented always by some writers who label themselves as enlightened. But
who-so-ever has his vision enlightened by Allah would not doubt that the past
and current creed of the Shia is against the creed of Sunnis, the majority of
Muslims and the early Muslims.
We wonder when someone makes light of this matter and describes us as strict and
extremists. To anyone desiring closeness between Sunnis and Shias we say: We
will agree with you and we will respond to you on one condition, that we use an
arbiter, the book of Allah and the correct and confirmed Sunnah of his Prophet,
because Allah ordered us to do so when we disagree, “...
(And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His
Messenger..." [4:59]
We also say to those who want closeness: How can we be close while they
question the Quran? And never mind their denial because it is confirmed in their
books. They even claim that a surah called “Surah Alwaleya” is part of the
Quran. This exposes them and shows their lies. So by Allah, who do we believe?
Do we believe the Great One who guaranteed the up keep of his book,"We
have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from
corruption)." {15:9} or do we believe them and throw the book of Allah
behind our backs?
We say also to those who want closeness: How do we get close to those who curse
the best we have ever had and the best of all people after Prophets and
messengers? How do we get close to those who curse Abi Baker and Omar and Uthman?
It is even confirmed in the books of the Shi'a that they judged all Sahaba to be
Murtadeen and Kafers, and they make exception only for few like Abi Zar, Bilal,
Almikdad and Salman may Allah be satisfied with them. By cursing the sahaba,
they curse those who passed down the message of Islam after the Prophet. If they
curse them and call them kafers, then who carried this jurisprudence (Quran and
Sunnah) aside of them? And as some of those before us said: they want to defame
our witness. So, if we believe this in relation to the companions of the Prophet (may Peace Be Upon Him),
may Allah distance us from that, then how do we trust what they carried to us
and how do we believe in what they said? Oh nation of Mohammed, where are your
minds?
We also say to those who want closeness: How do we get close to those who accuse
our mother, Aysha may Allah be satisfied with her, of committing adultery while
she is pure and innocent from committing that? Allah pronounced her innocent
from above the seven heavens by sending down verses that will be read until the
day of resurrection! So they insist on disbelieving the Quran, and whoever
disbelieves in the Quran is a Kafer.
If the Shia believe in changing the Holy Qur'an then they will not believe
you at all. Don’t you hear the words of Allah swt, "Do you
then hope that they would believe in you, and a party from among them indeed
used to hear the Word of Allah, then altered it after they had understood it,
and they know (this). ”{2:75} So why waste time arguing with them?
Brothers and sisters, you might have forgotten what Allah swt said regarding the
Jews, "They say, ‘Our hearts are the wrappings (which
preserve Allah's Word: we need no more).’ Nay, Allah's curse is on them for
their blasphemy: Little is it they believe." {3:88}. Notice His saying
“little is it they believe,” meaning that a very small minority of them enter
Islam. And we have learned that from these Jews came the mother of the believers
Safya, may Allah be satisfied with her, and the great companion Abdul Allah bin
Salaam, may Allah be satisfied with him, and many more who are esteemed in
Islam. If the Jews were like that then how about the Shi'a?
Why do you preach to people whom Allah will destroy or torture severely?
"To discharge your duty to your Lord, and perchance they may
fear Him." Have you forgotten, dear brothers and sisters, the story of
the people of Saturday? They were 3 groups: A group that overstepped its
boundaries on Saturday and these are the sinners, a group who did not do the sin
but they did not criticize it and they did not boycott those who committed it,
and a group that advised them to stay away from sin, encourage them to do good,
boycotted them, and went even further by building a wall between them so they
would not intermix with them. So when Allah's punishment came, Allah mutated the
first two groups into monkeys and pigs and saved the ones who preached against
sin as Allah swt said, "When they disregarded the warnings
that had been given them, We rescued those who forbade Evil; but We visited the
wrong-doers with a grievous punishment because they were given to
transgression." {7:165}
Also, we have mentioned the story of how two of their greatest scholars
reverted, Ayatu Allah abu Alfadel Albarka'e and Kasrawi, and the story of the
reversion of one of their youth. There is also their great scholar Dr. Mousa
Almusawi, and there is an Iranian Rafidi who has reverted on my hands
personally. Allah swt revealed that Pharaoh will never believe in the message of
Mousa, but He still ordered Mousa to deliver the message to Pharoah so that it
may be used as evidence against him. Thus, delivering the message is mandatory
upon all of us and if none of us do it then all of us are sinners. So thank
Allah my brothers and sisters that there are some who take care of this mandate
by preaching to these people and by advising them against such sins.
At the end, there is only one question left: who are you?
We are of the victorious group that sticks to the teachings of our beloved
Prophet Mohammad, the most complete prayers and greetings be upon him. We belong
to the saved group, insha Allah, that the Messenger ﷺ mentioned when he
said:
"The Jews were split up into seventy-one or seventy-two
sects; and the Christians were split up into seventy one or seventy-two sects;
and my community will be split up into seventy-three sects. All of them are in
the Hell-fire except one." They said, "And who are they, O' Messenger of Allah?"
He said, "What I and my companions follow."
And insha Allah we are the followers of the righteous, whom Allah swt said about
them, "And those who came after them say: ,Our Lord! Forgive
us, and our brethren who came before us into the Faith, and leave not, in our
hearts, rancor (or sense of injury) against those who have believed. Our Lord!
Thou art indeed Full of Kindness, Most Merciful.’" (59:10)
And insha Allah we are of those who follow the middle path, who do not hate the
companions of the Prophet as the Shia and Khawarij do, and of those who do not
worship their grave sites instead of worshiping Allah (as some Sufis do). Insha
Allah we are on the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and on the guidance
of the early generation. We are from the people of Sunnah and Jama’a.